Collar-button



C T. BOYER. COLLAR BUTTON.

APPLICATION man APR-.14, 1920.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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. with a turned-down collar.

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ooLLAn-iairrroiif To aZZwwf/n t may concern.' c A Be it known that I,CHARLES T. BOYER, a citizen of thefUnited States, residingatlndianapolis, in the county oi' Marion and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Collar-Button, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings and` tothe letters and iigures `oli `reference marked thereon. .I

This invention relates to a device thatis designed for connecting acollar to the rear or back portion of a shirt, and the invention hasreference more particularly to the type oi collar.' button that isdesigned so as to be unobstructive and adapted to either hold a neck-tieor to permit a neck-tie diierently arranged to vfreely slide thereon.`

; An object oi? .the` invention is an improved collar button which shallhe so constructed as to be adapted to be used in either horizontalbutton-holes or in vertical button-holes and which shall be adapted tobe used with comfortto thewearer. Another object is to provide animproved collar button which shall be adaptedV to hold neckties whenworn on a standing 4'collar yfrom slipping up to the top of the collar,and' which shall be adapted also to permita neck-tie to freely slidethereon when worn A further object is to provide a collar button ofimproved construction which may be strongly formed oit a single piecevof which shall be thin so as to not cause the wearer pain nor bediiiicult to connect with garments, and which shall be simple andinexpensive yet be durable and economical in use. f

Withthe above-mentioned and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in an iinproved collar button having certain novel and usefulfeatures, and in thel structural improvements as hereinafterparticularly described and further deined in the accompanying claims. YY

Referring to the drawings,-Figiire l is a perspective view illustratingthe manner of using the improved collar button in connection with aturned-down collar; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the neck bandot a shirt having the collar button connected thereto whereby to fastena collar to the neck band; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of to provide Ysheet metal and i Y `Specncation of Letters Patent. Feb, Y Agpiitationinea April i4, wao. *sei-iai No. 373,805.

the improved collar button constructed `substantially in accordance withthe invention;

l'f'unlrsnsrrss `AfrsNroFi=icEL Fig. d is a vertical sectionof a` shirt:neck

band ot ,familiar construction having the collar button connectedtherewith; Fig.` 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating astanding collar on a neckband and the improved collar button `connected`therewith and holding a neck-tie in the desired position; Fig. 6 is afragmentary elevation of a turnedfdown collar with a neck band and the'improved collarbutton connected therewith, vand a neck-tie inassociation therewith, portions,being` broken away to, disclose otherportions; and, Fig. 7 is asection approximately on the line VII-V11 inr1,. Similar reference characters in the diii'erent figuresof thedrawings indica-tecorrespending elements or features ci construction'herein referred to in detail.` Y,

',n the drawings the upper portion of a garment 1, more particularlyashirt is illustratedin outline, andthe garment,V has a neck4 band `2usually composed of several thicknesses of material and having an outerportion 3 that is not connected at its lowery edge to the main portionof the neck band, to permit a rear collar button to be inserted into thespace behind the outer portion 3 which has a slot or button-hole 4:therein usually arranged horizontally so as to eX- tend longitudinallyin the'neck band.V In some cases a turned-down `collar -is used vvwhichcomprises a main portion 5 anda tion or anchor plate l0, and shank and`head portion, all formed of a single piece of metal. The base portion l0is longer in yone direction than transversely and a shank ll extendsfrom the middle portion ofthe lower edge thereof approximately at rightangles to the face of the base portion. An improved button membercomprises a body portion 12 that extends from the shank 11 atvapproximately right angles thereto,

neck 13 that is relatively narrower thanthe Y portion 12 and extendsi'rom the terminal of said portion, and a head portion 14 that extendslfrom the neck and is relatively broader than the neck,beingapproximately as broad as the body portionlf. Thehead has a convexfront or outer face 15 AthatexlV tends as at 16 to the neck 13, andpreferably the head' portion has a concave back or 1n'- ner side 17.Preierablythe base or anchor plate 10 has projecting lingers 18 and 19thereon .to prevent it from' being turnedV over accidentally whenconnecting aco'llar ftothe button or when in use. Y 'In practicalusewhen the turned-dow collar is= required, iia the main portion V5thereof has a vertical button-hole 7 the head V14: is forcedthrough thebutton-hole until the neck 18 is fairly in the button-hole which ispermitted to partially close onthe neck without causing thek fabricaboutthe button-hole to "be distorted or puckered.

The neck-tie band 2O which is arranged between the two portions of thecollar may be longitudinally adjusted`without Vit being caught and heldVon the improved button,

' the head 14 being the only portion presented to the tie band, and theouter convex face 15 being against the tie'band permits the latter toslide freely thereon. In case av standing collar is required and if ithas ahorizontal button-hole 9 the latter receives the shank 11, and thektie band 21 may be readily placed'under the body portion 12'and theremainder of the button member and may be' readilyY shifted to thedesired position.

vHaving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Y l. Acollar button comprising an anchor plate,g a shank on the anchor plate,and a 'button member consisting of a flat body portion extending fromthe shank, a neck portion that is relatively narrower than the bodyportion extending from the bodyv portion, and a head portion that'isrelatively broader thanl the neck portion extending from the neckportion, said head portion Y having a convex front face and aconcaverear face which extends to said neck portion. V2. A collar buttoncomprising an oblong anchor plate, two fingers on one of the longeredges of the anchor plate adjacent to oppo-'f site ends respectivelythereof, a shank on saidedge between said fingersand extendingfromsaidedge at an angle to the Vface oi? said plate,.a flat bodyportion extending from the end oit'said shank and approximately paralleltothe plane of the front of said plate, a neck portion thatV isrelatively narrowerthan said body .portion extending from said portion,and a headportionthat

